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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Officials say a 75-year-old man is dead following a drowning incident at Smith Mountain Lake.
A drowning at Smith Mountain Lake claimed the life of a 75-year-old Rockingham County man on Thursday night. Tom Stenson, of ...
Safety concerns heighten at Smith Mountain Lake following holiday tragedy. (Credit: Rachel Tillapaugh/WSET) After a long ...
After an extensive search of the area, a body was located in the water, removed and pronounced deceased. The victim has been ...
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible drowning at Smith Mountain Lake. At approximately 7 p.m.
After an extensive search of the area a body was located in the water, removed and pronounced deceased. The victim has been ...
Multiple agencies responded to a missing persons report around 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 3. The person was last seen in the ...
The Smith Mountain Lake reservoir reached full pond —795 feet above sea level — 50 years ago Monday, on March 7, 1966. Tuck was a teenager when the project was completed.
McCulloch, 68, was the operator of a bass boat that collided with a cabin cruiser near Smith Mountain Lake dam around 9:30 p.m. on July 31.
The victim of a drowning incident at Smith Mountain Lake has been identified as 54-year-old James Lavender, of Roanoke. On Tuesday, at approximately 3:40 p.m., the Virginia Department of Wildlife ...
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Two people were pulled from Smith Mountain Lake in separate incidents Tuesday afternoon, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. One of the individuals ...
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Until this week, when Major League Fishing held its B&W Heavy Hitters All-Star Tournament at Smith Mountain Lake, it had been more than a decade since SML hosted a ...